Dark Violet

Best set with white text. The pairing reaches 6.56:1 contrast and passes AA for normal text.

Color values

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HEX#9400D3sRGB hexadecimal

RGBrgb(148, 0, 211)screen channels

HSLhsl(282, 100%, 41%)hue, saturation, lightness

CMYKcmyk(30%, 100%, 0%, 17%)approximate process color

Tailwindpurple-600nearest palette utility, not an exact token

WCAG ratios

White textAA6.56:1

Black textlarge text3.20:1

Recommendation

Use white text for the stronger built-in pairing. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text; AAA requires 7:1.

generated in color space

Tonal ramp

#050505

#351545

#631689

#9400D3

#BD6DE2

#DEB4EF

#FAFAFA

Analogous

#2B00D3

#9400D3

#D300A8

Triadic

#9400D3

#D39400

#00D394

Complement

#9400D3

#3FD300

Lab distance · lower is closer

:root {
  --color-dark-violet: #9400D3;
}

.swatch {
  background: var(--color-dark-violet);
  color: #FFFFFF;
}

Hue317°

Lightness40 L*

Chroma103.8

Luminance0.110